A 34 year old South Jersey man was jailed in Key West, Florida for trying to run over a rooster with a golf cart. Daniel Jones was put in jail after he allegedly tried to run over the rooster while he was intoxicated. The rooster was not injured; Jones fell asleep in the cop car…
Avalon’s Borough Council met Wednesday afternoon and discussed two shared services agreements with neighboring Stone Harbor. Business Administrator Scott Wahl outlined plans to share backup construction officials and a local public access television channel. Avalon also entertained a contract for a CRS manager who will be in charge of making an annual submission to the…
A former attorney who used phony buyers to purchase properties in Wildwood Crest in order to take a portion of the profits has received a four year prison term. Joseph W. Witkowski of Flemington was handed the prison term and must pay $13 million in restitution. Witkowski and others obtained oceanfront condos that were constructed…
Three students have been charged following the discovery of some social media threats that briefly locked down Absegami High School on Wednesday. There were suspicious photos posted and indications that weapons could be inside the school. The school was cleared of any explosives and weapons; the lockdown lasted two hours.
New Jersey Senator Cory Booker is attempting to block President Trump’s new travel ban. Booker is teaming up with over a dozen other lawmakers and introduced legislation that would block the President’s executive order. The legislation would prevent federal funding from being used to support the travel ban.
The Atlantic City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a male in reference to several car burglaries. The suspect appears to be a black male in his late twenties or early thirties wearing a black puffy jacket with a black and white stripped hat. The suspect was driving the vehicle in…
A alleged drunk driver was arrested in Vineland. Police there took Robert Clark, of Vineland into custody for driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, leaving the scene of a collision, and operating an unregistered vehicle following a two vehicle crash at the intersection of Washington Ave. and South East Ave. Police say that Clark submitted to…
A pair of men were arrested for separate incidents involving theft in Egg Harbor Township on Friday. Police there say they took Andrew Watts, of Galloway Township, into custody for burglary, theft, and criminal trespass for an incident that took place on Naples Ave. in West Atlantic City. Also arrested was John Melchiondo, of Egg…
A search warrant was executed at a motel in Egg Harbor Township on Friday. Adrien Lassiter was arrested and charged with possession of heroin and related offenses. As a result of the search warrant, 38 packets of suspected heroin were seized, along with paraphernalia. Also arrested was Zoraida Velez from Pleasantville. Velez was in the…
The group representing the state’s hospital are not backing a new health plan by Republicans in Washington D.C. The New Jersey Hospital Association says right now there is too much unknown and the group is not comfortable supporting the change. Republicans plan to repeal and replace Obamacare with this new plan that goes to a…